Billy James (basketball)

Mack William James (born February 11, 1950) is an American professional basketball player.[1] He had played collegiately at Tyler Junior College and Marshall University[1][2][3] before joining the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association in early January 1974.[4] He appeared in one game for the Colonels before being waived at the end of the month to make room for rookie Jim Bradley.[5]

Billy James
Personal information
Born (1950-02-11) February 11, 1950
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolScottsburg (Scottsburg, Indiana)
College
NBA draft1973: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Number33
Career history
1974Kentucky Colonels
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

References

  1. "Billy James ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. "MU Owns third straight Memorial championship". The Raleigh Register. 18 December 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. Carelli, Richard (March 6, 1973). "Marshall Players Happy, Confident". Charleston Daily Mail. p. 8. Retrieved September 12, 2014 via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. Keith F. Overpeck (5 January 1974). "James rides again (on a dream) as Colonels spank Tams". The Courier-Journal. p. B4. Retrieved 2 April 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. Keith F. Overpeck (23 January 1974). "Colonels end McDaniels bid, sign 6-10 rookie Jim Bradley". The Courier-Journal. p. B5. Retrieved 2 April 2022 via Newspapers.com. closed access


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